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"If she runs into Ruth, she holds his paw to help reassure him. His master's distress is always hard for him to bear."
(Inspired by a lovely fic somebody wrote for me last summer. I loved the mental image.)
I fought with this image forever, trying to get the shading to work the way I wanted. Then, instead of trying to imitate halftones, I tried a textured brush and suddenly something clicked and everything magically turned out exactly like it was supposed to look. It's amazing when that happens.